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Patented Dec. 1, 1908., f

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Spetsicaton ot Letters Patent. 'Application led Hay 6, 1928. `Serial*)10.431,182.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, CHARLES A. MCNEAL, l a citizen of the UnitedStates, resident ofl Newark, in the county of Licking and State of Ohio,have made a certain new and useful Invention in Signs and I declare thefollowing to be a full, elear, and exact description ofthe. same, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which/it appertainsto makeand usethe invention, reference being had to .the accompanying drawings,and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

i f Fi ure 1 is a front view of the invention as applied. Fi 2 is atransverse verticalpfsem tion of the slgncase shown in Fig. lftaken'through a vertical line of perforations. Fig. .3 is a similar view of a`modified form ofthe invention. Fig. 4 is asimilar view of a secondmodification of the invention.- Fig. 5 is a detail perspective viewofthe refiect'or shown in Flgs. 1 and 2. Fig. 6 is a similar '-view ofthe refiector shown in Fig. 4. Figa? is a similar view of the reflectorshown 1n F1 3. i v

@he invention has relation toilluminated signs, and` it consists in thenovel construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth...y

In the accompanyin drawings, illustrating the invention, the Ietter c,desi natesa sign box or case, having a metal face which is provided withcircularperforations c, out lining the letters or other characters ofthe sign. In eachperforation is placed a circular or disk refiector d,which extends at an angle to the face of the sign and is adapted to.reflect outward through such perforation to theeye of the observer therays of light from plate body, whereby the refiector is held inposition, although the refiector maybe sean electric bulb or other"source of' light,- placed at one side of such reflector and perorationand within the sign box.l As shown in the drawings, the reflector d, isformed of the metal of the face plate of the sign when the perforationis struck there' from, a connecting strip or neck of metal f,

being left between the reflector and face cured in position adjacent tothe perforation by soldering or in any other suitable manner.

In Figs. 3 and 7 of the drawings the rev .Hector is shown as connectedto the face plate of the sign lby one strip or neck of metal only, theentire refiector being bent inward' l thereof lying without the same.

from-such neckor strip and lying within the sign box. In Figs. 4 and 6the reflector is shown as connected'to the face plate` by diametricallyopposite Astrips Hf, opposite semi-circular ha ves of the re ector beingboth bent inward and toward each other and having a similar angle ofinclination with relation to the top ,and bottomof the sign case or box.

In this form of In invention llghts are placed at both top and ottox'nof the sign box, and a double reiectionis obtained of both lights fromeach reflector.

In Figs. 2' and 5 the reflector is shown as connected to the face plateof the sign by diametricallyl opposite strips f, as in the case 4justdescribed, ut the whole reflector is- 'ven 'the same inclination, onehalf thereof ying within' the sign box and the other half In the luse ofthe invention the reflector disks are covered with aluminum leaf orotherwise converted into mirrors, the general effect being very similarto that of a sign composed of electric bulbs, th'e' first cost and.operating expense being however much less.

The lights within the sign box, which are usually arranged in rows,maybe placed either v above or below or at the sides of a horizontal orperpendicular line of lettering, or in the center of a circular line vofletteringor other characters. The reflector disks in all cases, however,must be arranged at such angles as :.*to reflect the rays or image ofthe light outward through the circular perforations of .the sign.

The samenumber of lights will illuminate either a sin le or adoublefaced sign.

Having escribed the invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1s:

1. illuminated sign having a face plate rovidedfwith lines ofperforations, each peroration being provided with a separate reflectorlying across and partially closing the perforation and havin an inwardinclination withrespeet to sai face plate.

2. An illuminated sign having a face plate rovided with lines ofperforations, each peroration being provided with a separate flat if:

reflector lying at least partly within said case across land partiallyclosing the perforationand havin an inward inclination with respect to-said ace plate.v

3. An villuminated sign composed of a sign,

box or case having a metal face plate provided with lines ofperforations, each perforation being provided with a separate re- Hectorhaving an inward inclination with respect to said face plate, saidreflector being formed of the metal struck from the face plate to ,formthe'perforation and having an integral neck connection vwith said faceplate.

4. An illuminated sign composed of a sign box or case having a metalface plate provided with lines of circular perforatlons, eachlperforation being provided with a separate disk reflector having aninward inclination with respect to said face plate, said reflector beingformed of the metal struck from the face plate to forni the perforation,and havvsaid face plate, said .reflector having ing an integral neckconnection with the faceplate.

5. An illuminated sign composed of a sign box or case having a metalface late provided with lines of perforations, eac perforation beingprovided with a separate reflector having an'inward inclination withrespect to halves thereof bent toward each ot the sign boX.

i In testimonyY whereof I afiix my signature',

in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. MCNEAL,

er within Witnesses CHARLES C. FORRY, B. SABINA SOUDEIL opposite I

